Number of students, number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) counselors, psychologists, and social workers, and number of students per FTE counselor, psychologist, or social worker in public schools with those staff members, by selected school characteristics: 2007–08

In schools with at least one full- or part-time counselor

In schools with at least one full- or part-time psychologist

In schools with at least one full- or part-time social worker

In schools with at least one full- or part-time counselor, psychologist, or social worker

Selected school characteristics

Total number of public school students

Number of students

Number of FTE counselor

Number of students per FTE counselor

Number of students

Number of FTE psychologists

Number of students per FTE psychologist

Number of students

Number of FTE social workers

Number of students per FTE social worker

Number of students

Number of FTE counselors, psychologists, and social workers

Number of students per FTE counselor, psychologist, or social worker

All public schools

48,479,590

41,436,650

114,580

360

33,535,840

41,030

820

21,822,830

31,890

680

46,481,910

187,500

250

School classification

Traditional public

47,432,440

40,822,480

112,400

360

33,009,530

40,050

820

21,462,490

31,150

690

45,654,520

183,600

250

Charter school

1,047,150

614,180

2,180

!

280

526,310

980

540

360,340

!

750

480

827,390

3,900

210

Community type

City

13,023,630

10,907,990

30,200

360

9,193,570

9,670

950

6,490,350

9,190

710

12,306,340

49,050

250

Suburban

16,812,010

14,140,650

38,110

370

13,203,860

15,330

860

8,496,200

11,720

720

16,342,470

65,170

250

Town

6,597,550

5,609,410

15,370

360

3,976,240

5,350

740

2,462,050

3,980

620

6,298,850

24,710

250

Rural

12,046,400

10,778,620

30,900

350

7,162,170

10,680

670

4,374,220

7,000

630

11,534,250

48,580

240

School level

Elementary

29,812,850

23,627,060

56,690

420

20,921,100

28,320

740

13,286,240

20,3000

650

28,400,320

105,320

270

Secondary

16,741,560

16,141,860

51,780

310

11,775,450

10,420

1,130

7,948,350

9,020

880

16,276,150

71,230

230

Combined

1,925,180

1,667,740

6,100

270

839,290

2,280

370

588,240

2,570

230

1,805,440

10,960

160

Student enrollment

Less than 100

365,030

189,040

2,750

70

128,560

1,710

80

97,740

2,210

40

261,110

6,680

40

100-199

1,244,590

933,080

5,310

180

583,810

2,580

230

317,790

1,730

180

1,111,530

9,610

120

200-499

13,024,670

10,029,940

29,280

340

8,348,290

15,280

550

5,415,950

11,410

470

12,256,110

55,970

220

500-749

12,256,050

10,246,560

24,240

420

8,300,980

9,910

840

5,328,590

7,520

710

11,770,440

41,670

280

750-999

7,283,050

6,302,280

15,260

410

5,393,470

4,910

1,100

3,349,010

3,540

950

7,134,990

23,720

300

1,000 or more

14,306,200

13,735,770

37,730

360

1,780,720

6,630

1,630

7,313,750

5,480

1,330

13,947,720

49,840

280

Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches

0-34

21,343,040

18,662,762

51,090

370

16,136,060

17,710

910

9,731,270

12,230

800

20,858,610

81,030

260

35-49

8,132,500

7,153,730

19,730

360

5,490,100

6,580

830

3,393,650

4,510

750

7,809,560

30,820

250

50-74

9,859,720

8,414,780

22,710

370

6,240,430

7,890

790

4,489,840

6,790

660

9,296,670

37,390

250

75 or more

8,042,670

6,463,850

18,290

350

5,117,900

7,540

680

3,808,940

7,080

540

7,588,100

32,910

230

School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program

1,101,660

741,550

2,750

270

551,350

1,130

420

399,130

1,290

310

928,970

5,350

170

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).

NOTE: Elementary schools offer any of grades K–6 and none of grades 9–12, secondary schools offer any of grades 7–12 and none of grades K–6, and all other schools are classified as combined. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. In creating FTE from counts of full-time and part-time staff, the assumption was made that each part-time staff member was equivalent to 0.5 FTE.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Data File," 2007–08.